Blue Mountain Heights, Queensland

Blue Mountain Heights is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 929 people.[1]

For the locality in Isaac Region, see Blue Mountain, Queensland.

Blue Mountain Heights
Toowoomba, Queensland
Blue Mountain Heights
Coordinates27.4975°S 151.9566°E / -27.4975; 151.9566 (Blue Mountain Heights (centre of locality))
Population929 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density238/km2 (617/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4350
Area3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location7 km (4 mi) N of Toowoomba
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Toowoomba North
Federal division(s)Groom
Suburbs around Blue Mountain Heights:
Highfields Highfields Ballard
Birnam Blue Mountain Heights Ballard
Mount Kynoch Mount Kynoch Ballard

Geography

Blue Mountain Heights is located 7 kilometres (4 mi) from the Toowoomba city centre via New England Highway.[3]

History

The locality was originally called Blue Mountain Estate, after the name of a local hotel.[3]

At the 2006 census Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 805 people.[4]

In the 2016 census Blue Mountain Heights had a population of 929 people.[1]

Demographics

Blue Mountain Heights is among the most advantaged suburbs of Toowoomba; at the 2006 census, residents had a median individual income of $585, compared with $448 for the Toowoomba statistical district, and a median family income of $1,559 compared to $1,116.[4][5] The suburb had a SEIFA score of 1140, placing it ahead of all other suburbs except Redwood.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Blue Mountain Heights (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Blue Mountain Heights – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47892)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Blue Mountain Heights (entry 47892)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Blue Mountain Heights (Crows Nest Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Toowoomba (QLD) (Statistical District)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 March 2009). "2033.0.55.001 - Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia - Data only, 2006". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2011.


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